(Luke 1: 39-45) (Advent 4) 23 December 2018 – © Sarah Bachelard The story we’ve just heard tells of the episode our tradition calls ‘The Visitation’ – the visit of the newly expectant Mary to her more heavily pregnant cousin Elizabeth in the Judean hill country. It’s one of the most beautiful and poignant scenes … [Read more…]
(Luke 3.1-6) (Advent 2) 9th December 2018 – © Neil Millar ‘Wild the man and wild the place,wild his dress and wild his face,wilder still his words that tracepaths that lead from sin to grace.’ So begins a wonderful hymn by contemporary American hymn writer Thomas Troeger (1994:29). It’s a hymn about John the Baptist, … [Read more…]
(Luke 21.25-36) (Advent 1) 2nd December 2018 – © Neil Millar Today the Christian liturgical calendar begins again – happy new year! It’s cycle C in the three-year lectionary and Luke’s gospel will be a key text throughout the year. Now,you’ve just heard the reading set for today and you’ll notice it wasn’t as chipper … [Read more…]